RAFTER Kaleigh

Baseball/Softball

Date of Birth: 18 Aug 1986

Age: 34

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.84/6'0''

Place of birth: GUELPH, ON

Birth Country:

Canada

Place of residence : GUELPH, ON

Residence Country:

Canada

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Baseball/Softball	Softball CAN Canada	3

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #3 MEX Mexico 0 CAN Canada 4	Finished
	Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #4 USA United States 1 CAN Canada 0	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #7 AUS Australia 1 CAN Canada 7	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #11 CAN Canada 0 JPN Japan 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Opening Round #14 CAN Canada 8 ITA Italy 1	Finished
	Yokohama Baseball Stadium	Softball Bronze Medal Game #16 MEX Mexico 2 CAN Canada 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
4	Softball	2008	Beijing, CHN

Softball World Championship

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Softball	2018	Chiba, JPN
3	Softball	2016	Surrey, BC, CAN
3	Softball	2010	Caracas, VEN
4	Softball	2014	Haarlem, NED
5	Softball	2012	Whitehorse, YT, CAN

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Softball	2019	Lima, PER

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Softball	2017	Oklahoma City, OK, USA

Raffie, K-Raf, Rafter. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

Reading, biking, travelling, visiting baseball stadiums. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

Occupation:

Criminology - Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, USA

Languages spoken:

Canadian Wild [United States of America]

Mark Smith [national, club], CAN

Position style:

Catcher (softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

Bats right, throws right (softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

2007 for Canada (olympic.ca, 19 Jun 2019)

She began playing softball at age five in Guelph, ON, Canada. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

She was inspired by her older brother, who played baseball. (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

Philosophy:

"Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire." (olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

While competing for University of Detroit Mercy in 2007 she was named the Horizon League conference Player of the Year. She also won the award in 2006. (softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019)

General Interest

General
BEIJING 2008 VETERAN
She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the last time softball featured on the Olympic programme. "It's been 12 years since the last [Olympics. I love playing for this team. [Competing at the 2020 Olympic Games] is everything. I'm excited for all my teammates. I'm excited for all the kids who haven't had a chance to go through this yet." (virginiasports.com, 01 Jan 2019; softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019; olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019; theprovince.com, 02 Sep 2019)

COACHING
From 2016-2019 she served as an assistant coach with the University of Virginia's softball team, where she was the team's offensive coordinator. In 2015 she was an assistant softball coach at the University at Buffalo. (virginiasports.com, 01 Jan 2019; softball.ca, 19 Nov 2019; olympic.ca, 11 Aug 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
She began her collegiate career at the University of Detroit Mercy, before moving to Florida State University [FSU] in 2008 where she completed her bachelor's degree in criminology in 2010. She then completed a master's degree in criminology in 2011 and a master's degree in sports management in 2012, also at FSU. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2012)

Social Media

Legend

:: Bronze Medal
:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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